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Finding Inspiration for Color

I don't know about you, but my art is definitely effected by the seasons. I especially love spring when it comes to finding inspiration for color. As the colors start to burst around me, I find that my art is much brighter and lighter than it is in the fall and winter months. I usually have my little camera with me everywhere I go, so that I can snap something that has caught my attention. I tend to use it a lot this time of year.

When it comes to color though, like most, my attention is on all the rich, luscious colors that can be found in flowers. Sometimes that inspiration comes in the palette of a field of blooms. Other times, it could just be the boldness of one. No matter which it is, I can get dizzy with ideas!

I don't just find inspiration for color in flowers! I find butterflies quite inspiring as well. Do you know how many species of butterflies there are? Quite a few! While Monarch butterflies are the most common in my neck of the woods, I just love looking at pictures of interesting butterflies from other parts of the world. Some of them are quite exquisite.

It just happens to be hop day for Designer Crafts Blog Connection…so find the blinkie in my sidebar and click hop forward or hop back to see some fantastic spring inspired posts. Before you go…I would love to know…(ooh I made a rhyme!) … Where do you find your inspiration?

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Gorgeous photos! When I'm in a color rut (using blue/brown for everything) I have a piece of chipboard with a 2" square removed. I can view magazine or personal photos through it to pick color combos that I never would have noticed. I also use Brenda Pinnick's tip on using your favorite photos and selecting colors in Photoshop to make a custom palette.

Awesome, Sherie! That’s the whole point. Even if you are not an artist, color around us inspires everything from how we dress to the color palette we choose for our websites. Pay close attention to what colors really perk you up. 🙂

WOW! Love all your beautiful photos, especially the butterflies, Theresa! It feels like summer is here already! I also love taking pictures of nature. Where I live, we have a small forest and I enjoy walking there with my fur-kids and snapping photos….most of them are of my fur-kids though! LOL! This year, I will make an effort to take photos of flowers. It seems that we do have unusual flowers….according to one of my neighbors! Have a magnificent day! Your pics made me smile! Thank you!

I love the colors! My latest inspiration/obsession has been white – white flowers, fence posts, cloud formations, kittens. Its amazing how the whites fairly sparkle when assigned just a touch of some of those brilliant spring colors!

I love Spring and all the bright colors! The change of seasons one of the things I like the most about living in Michigan and I especially love the new life of Spring after winter. I love nature in general!

Nothing changes a mood like color! When I need a pick me up, a change in my life, a fresh start – I paint a room in my house. Dark colors like earthy browns and deep oranges or red are nothing to be afraid of. Color is also the easiest thing to change!

I too, love color, in fact just painted one floor of my house and am onto another level, including ceilings (grr). I love changing the color around me. Not so much the work involved, but that is a minor sacrifice made. I love love love butterflies and gardens full of beautiful flowers! Great pics!

Love the photos. I'm a Phototograhy Addict and have my camera with me at all times too. Mountains, clouds, sky colors, flowers, birds, fruits, veggies, water and pretty much anything. Thanks for sharing. I wish I could draw but there is no painter in me. I tried oil painting and the teacher retired as she never had a student who couldn't learn. I gave her the warning. She went with it and I won coming out with talent, but her help.

I love color. Everything in our Shop is about using the right color yarn for that particular season. I truly enjoyed all the colors on your blog post. They make me smile and want to go explore nature more.